15/12/2022
Day 01 :
Cairo - Bahariya - White Desert
Early morning with our van to Oasis Bahariya, about 04 hours drive, 340 kilometers from Cairo.
Bahariya is the nearest oasis to Cairo, surrounded by black hills made up of ferruginous quartzite and dolerite, and famous for its 398 mineral & sulfur springs, some of which have temperatures reaching up to 45 degrees and are famous for their healing effects.
Arrive in Bawiti the capital of the Oasis occupying a hillside. Drive to our hotel Safari camp for rest and lunch, After lunch, you will start our tour to visit the Black Desert surrounding Bahariya Oasis, where the iron in the desert is one of the reasons for the black rocks. You will walk to explore Gabal el Marsos (Divided Mountain), and then drive towards the small Bedouin village El Hez then Making your way to the White Desert 160-km on/off road, you will stop by the Crystal Mountain & Agabat el Sharkia, enjoy the view of sand
dunes and play with sand boarding then move to one from the oldest tree
in desert it's El Santa tree, then go across the sands of the White
Desert, The park is the site of large white chalk rock formations,
created through erosion by wind and sand. It is also the site of cliffs
(at the northern end of the Farafra Depression), sand dunes (part of the
Great Sand Sea), as well as Wadi Hennis and oases at Ain El Maqfi and
Ain El Wadi.
The park serves as the refuge for various animals, including the
endangered Rhim gazelle and the vulnerable dorcas gazelle , as well
as barbary sheep ; jackals ; ruppell's , red and fennec foxes; and the
sand cat
White Desert National Park covers an area of 3,010 km2 (1,160 sq mi).
The altitude in the park varies from 32 to 353 m (105 to 1,158 ft) above
sea level, then Drive you
with its chalk, cream landscape, and the wind carved mushroom-shaped
formations that resemble both human and animal faces. Tonight you will
watch the sunset over the exquisite sands of the desert,then enjoy the incredible clear sky and stars shine and delicious BBQ dinner with our Bedouin music style under
the stars and overnight in camps
Day 02 :
Bahariya oasis - Cairo
Wake up from a peaceful and the beautiful night, early you can enjoy the lovely sunrise , then breakfast after you can enjoy the little hiking in between the beautiful tents rocks Valley in desert then return all over the road across the White Desert to Bahariya oasis on the way stop in the warm spring for the break and swimming if you are interested then back to our hotel then head off back to Cairo and end the program.
Accommodations:
White Desert 01 Night Camping on FB
Program includes:
- All transfers from Cairo to Bahariya with modern A/C car
- All tours in White desert during safari.
- All your tours and excursions are in Jeeps 4X4 Toyota Land Cruisers .
- The service of meet and assist at all your destinations in Cairo before the tour and in desert
- one night accommodation in desert in , Single or double dome-shaped tentsTents have mattresses, blankets and sleeping bags.
- During Safari 01bottles of mineral water a day + 01 soft drinks
- Three meals a day Special meals for vegetarians are served upon request (Should be requested prior to arrival)
- All food preparation and cooking is done by the camp staff
- All camping fees and permits
- snacks and drinks one time during the tour
- sand boarding activities
Excluded in this Program:
- Tipping
- Personal expenses (Laundry, Sauna, telephones…etc)
- Any meals not mentioned in the program
- Any Optional tours
